DESCRIPTION:

The Pastoral Council is a group of parishioners who are representatives of the parish community. They meet with the Pastor to help him understand the needs of the parish and to advise him on various topics. Present situations and upcoming plans are placed before the council for its prayerful consideration. The council meets in a spirit of prayer and receptivity to help to discern where the Lord wishes the parish to go, and how the Spirit is guiding us to act as a community.

Catholic pastors consult pastoral councils in order to be better leaders. Bishops and priests ask their councillors to investigate some aspect of the church, reflect on it, and recommend their conclusions. In brief, the work of the pastoral council is pastoral planning.

Our council generally meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 6:00pm

Participating

The councillors are appointed for terms of up to three years and some will rotate off the council each year. If you are interested in serving on the council as a future member, please contact Fr. Steve. However, all parishioners may participate in two ways. First, you can pray for the council to understand what the will of God is and to advise the pastor well. Secondly, you may contact any councillor to express your opinions, concerns, thoughts, reflections ,and ideas. He or she can then bring these to the next council meeting for discussion. There will also be some open meetings of the council as well which will allow anyone who wishes to attend to be part of the process. These will be announced beforehand.